Lyon County Limelight

  Dayton Area Third Annual Career Fair Dayton, NV, February 28, 2019 – For the third year in a row, the Dayton area elementary schools – Dayton, Sutro and Riverview – gathered for a morning of exposure to a variety of careers.  Fourth, fifth and sixth graders were able to meet with presenters and discuss their careers.  The presenters came from a variety of sectors, public and private, in the surrounding Northern Nevada area.  In addition, the students were also able to talk with a few higher education institutions. Yuvixa Mejia, a student at Sutro Elementary School expressed, “I loved seeing Tesla here – they were my favorite.  I think the car is neat but I also love that the work they are doing is very in the future.  In order to work for Tesla, I need a high school diploma but with more school, I could also maybe become an engineer or some other position for them.” The Dayton Area Elementary career fair found its origin four years ago when Sutro Elementary School

Crooked Gears   from left to right: Zoee Wass, Justin Wass, Charlotte Baker, Dylan Robeson, Tanner Logan, Wyatt Westbrook, Armon Jones, Joslyn Madsen, CJ Harris, Jerri Kearns. Going, going, gold! Crooked Gears, a team from Riverview Elementary School (RES) in Dayton, NV executes three rounds of Robot Competition and as they receive their scores they realize they’re going to win first place in the Robot Competition at the Northern Nevada First Lego League Championships.  The event was held at Joe Crowley Student Union on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.  Crooked Gears is a team of 4th to 6th graders from RES – they are coached by Justin Wass, Jerri Kearns and administrator Jill De Pasquale. Wass, Kearns and De Pasquale are all Lyon County School District educators who dedicate their time to coach the Lego Robotics teams at RES. Crooked Gears won the Robot Competition, one of four aspects that comprise the competition.  The team, although made up of 4th to 6th graders excell